KXEL Morning News for Tue. Sep. 29, 2026
News Desk CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – President Donald Trump announced America’s largest-ever steel plant will be built in Lee County in southeast Iowa. Mining company Mesabi Metallics and Iowa leaders gathered…
China trade talks provide optimism for U.S. red meat
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer over the weekend offered new details on the progress made in last week’s U.S.-China trade talks, which were held in conjunction with the summit…
President Trump announces $15 billion steel mill in Lee County
Governor Kim Reynolds and Mesabi Metallics Chairman Rewant Ruia joined President Donald Trump today at the White House for an announcement about a $15 billion economic development project in Iowa.…
Sylvester Stallone defends his empire in ‘Tulsa King’ season 4 trailer
Sylvester Stallone as Dwight Manfredi in ‘Tulsa King’ season 4, streaming on Paramount+, 2026. (Photo Credit: Steve Swisher/Paramount+) Sylvester Stallone is back as Tulsa King. A new trailer for the…
Soybean prices plummet following Trump-Xi meeting
After the much-anticipated trade meeting between United States and Chinese trade officials and Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the results for U.S. agriculture appear to be a mixed bag.…
Lindsay Lohan to star with Henry Golding in Netflix romance ‘Return to You’
A photo of Lindsay Lohan. (Miles Diggs) Here’s some totally fetch news. Lindsay Lohan is set to reunite with her Mean Girls and Freaky Friday director Mark Waters for a…
US officials deny there are plans to sell weapons to China
David Perdue, US ambassador to China, during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the Goldman Sachs Global Macro Conference in Hong Kong, China, Jan. 27, 2026. (Paul Yeung/Bloomberg…
Andrew Scott stars in ‘Elsinore’ official trailer
Andrew Scott stars as Ian Charleson in ‘Elsinore.’ (Anthony Dickenson/Focus Features) The official trailer for Elsinore has arrived. Focus Features released a new trailer for the Andrew Scott-starring film on…
Rain-delayed soybean harvest leaves Midwest processors scrambling for supplies
Persistent rain across parts of the Midwest is delaying the soybean harvest, tightening supplies and forcing processors to offer large premiums for immediate deliveries. Reuters reports some soybean crushing plants…
Pennsylvania surpasses 900 measles cases with 13 new confirmed infections: Officials
The measles virus. (BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — At least 13 new measles cases have been confirmed in Pennsylvania since Friday, bringing the total so far…
Matt Walsh (the good one) talks ‘Veep,’ Upright Citizens Brigade and Chicago-style improv ahead of two Iowa shows
Matt Walsh performs in a USO variety show on an air base in Romania with fellow comedians and other entertainers, Jan. 7, 2020. — U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann/DoD…
Glenwood Invite Cross Country Results
GIRLS STANDINGS 1st – Harlan -79 2nd – Treynor – 80 3rd – Glenwood – 96 4th – Logan-Magnolia – 110 5th – Atlantic – 141 10th – Tri-Center –…
Settlement reached with Corteva on pesticide sales
Attorney General Brenna Bird says the pesticide company Corteva has agreed to a 35 million-dollar settlement in a multistate case. The Federal Trade Commission and states sued Corteva for conducting…
White House announcement: $15 billion steel mill in southeast Iowa
The top executives of a company that plans to build a 15-BILLION dollar steel mill in southeast Iowa joined President Trump in the Oval Office today (Monday) to announce the…
Today’s dry, but rain returning by midweek
Enjoy the day without rain as the forecast calls for a return of heavy rain. National Weather Service forecaster Elliott Morrow says that should hit tomorrow. Morrow says they are…